USPTO Patents Application 10762133

Navy Case No. 79934

REMARKS

General

The present is in response to the Office Action dated December 1, 2006, where the
Examiner has rejected Claims 1-10, 12, 13, 15 and 16; objected to Claims 1 1 and 14; and
withdrawn Claims 17-27. Accordingly, Claims 1-27 are pending in the present application. By
this amendment, Claims 1 and 13 have been amended and Claims 11-12 and 14 have been
canceled. Allowance of pending Claims 1-10, 13, 15 and 16 in view of the following remarks is
respectfully requested.

Status of the Claims

Claims 1-10, 12, 13, 15 and 16 are rejected by the Examiner.

Claims 1 1 and 14 are objected to by the Examiner.

Claims 17-27 have been withdrawn.

By this amendment:

Claims 1 and 1 3 have been amended.

Claims 11,12 and 14 have been canceled.

Response to rejection of Claims 1-10, 12, 13, 15 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. §102(b) or in the
alternative § 103(a)

The Examiner has rejected Claims 1-10, 12, 13, 15 and 16 under 35 U.S.C §102(b) or in
the alternative 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over various references. Applicants
respectfully contend that Claims 1-10, 13, 15 and 16 have either been canceled or rewritten to
incorporate the limitations of original base Claim 1 and original Claim 1 1 or original Claim 1 3

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and original Claim 14. Thus, Applicants contend that the remaining Claims fully comply with
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).

Conclusion

Applicants respectfully submit that Claims 1-10, 12, 13, 15 and 16 are now in condition
for allowance.

No Additional Fees for this response are necessary.

Respectfully submitted,

SPAWAR SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO
OFFICE OF PATENT COUNSEL 20012

Registration No. 43,744
(619) 553-3818

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